lying

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Scott, a former Bush and Trump United States attorney, managed to get Williamson’s original 23-count indictment knocked down to the Becerra account issue, along with lying to the FBI and filing a false tax return.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Using his drone camera, he spotted a person - Singaporean hiker Shahin Muhrez bin Abdul Hamid - lying on the ground near the crater.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Skelton said: "We saw the chap had been lying to us. We had genuine hard facts we could use."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Kapri had been serving a 46-month sentence for lying on background-check paperwork related to firearms purchases in 2019, with a separate one-year term for gun possession running concurrently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Gabi and William are sitting on the bench in the front garden, Basil’s lying on the ground in between them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler